The Philadelphia story

United States, 1940

Film
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A wealthy society girl, who is about to marry for the second time, finds she still loves her first husband. Cukor’s direction is so discreet you can hardly sense it. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart. Based on a play by Philip Barry.

Credits

director

George Cukor

producer

Joseph L Mankiewicz

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

English

Duration

01:48:00:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

37179

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Adaptations

Comedy

Comedy → Screwball comedies

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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